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Configuring the MDT 2010 Database

MDT 2010 organizes the property values in the database by the method for applying them to destination computers. An item beneath the Database item in Deployment Workbench represents each method, as listed in Table below.

Database Items in Deployment Workbench

Node	Items Defined by this Node
Computers	Specific target computers based on the AssetTag, UUID, SerialNumber, and MACAddress properties. You can associate property settings, applications, packages, roles, and administrative-level accounts with a computer. For more information on configuring this node, see the MDT 2010 documentation.
Roles	A group of computers based on the tasks performed by the users of the target computers (by using the Role property). You can associate property settings, applications, packages, and administrative-level accounts with a role. For more information on configuring this node, see the MDT 2010 documentation.
Locations	A group of computers using the DefaultGateway property of the target computers to identify a geographic location. You can associate property settings, applications, packages, roles, and administrative-level accounts with a location. For more information on configuring this node, see the MDT 2010 documentation.
Make And Model	A group of computers using the Make And Model properties of the target computers. You can associate property settings, applications, packages, roles, and administrative-level accounts with target computers that are of the same make and model. For more information on configuring this node, see the MDT 2010 documentation.

Note Create the items in the Roles node before you create the other items beneath other nodes (Computers, Locations, and Make And Model), because the other nodes can be associated with roles.